A white vase with golden rings and blue leaves adorns this black pitcher that appears to have just been decorated as the white seems to drip down and off the pitcher like paint. An intriguing reflection on the medium, Pablo Picasso Pichet au vase (Pitcher with Vase), 1954 draws attention to its own form. The placement of a two-dimensional vase on the side of a three-dimensional pitcher highlights the similar curvature of these two forms while emphasizing their different functions.

Created in 1954, this pitcher of white earthenware clay is decorated in engobes under partial brushed glaze is from the edition of 500. Featuring the inscribed stamps 'Madoura Plein Feu' and 'Edition Picasso' on the bottom.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Pablo Picasso Pichet au vase (Pitcher with Vase), 1954 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices accompanying the final sale of the work):

1. Ramié, Alain. Picasso Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971. Madoura: Galerie Madoura, 1988. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 226.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.